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Text -- Proverbs 18:8-24 (NET)

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18:8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person’s innermost being. 18:9 The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys. 18:10 The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high. 18:11 The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city, and it is like a high wall in his imagination. 18:12 Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor. 18:13 The one who gives an answer before he listens– that is his folly and his shame. 18:14 A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness– but who can bear a crushed spirit? 18:15 The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge. 18:16 A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people. 18:17 The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him. 18:18 A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents. 18:19 A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel. 18:20 From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied, with the product of his lips is he satisfied. 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit. 18:22 The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable, and receives a pleasurable gift from the Lord. 18:23 A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly. 18:24 A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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NET Notes: Pro 18:8 When the choice morsels of gossip are received, they go down like delicious food – into the innermost being. R. N. Whybray says, “There is...

NET Notes: Pro 18:9 Heb “possessor of destruction.” This idiom means “destroyer” (so ASV); KJV “a great waster”; NRSV “a vandal....

NET Notes: Pro 18:10 Heb “is high” or “is inaccessible.” This military-type expression stresses the effect of the trust – security, being out...

NET Notes: Pro 18:11 The proverb is an observation saying, reporting a common assumption without commenting on it. The juxtaposition with the last verse is a loud criticis...

NET Notes: Pro 18:12 The way to honor is through humility (e.g., Prov 11:2; 15:33; 16:18). The humility and exaltation of Jesus provides the classic example (Phil 2:1-10).

NET Notes: Pro 18:13 Heb “it is folly to him and shame.” The verse uses formal parallelism, with the second colon simply completing the thought of the first.

NET Notes: Pro 18:14 The figure of a “crushed spirit” (ASV, NAB, NCV, NRSV “a broken spirit,” comparing depression to something smashed or crushed)...

NET Notes: Pro 18:15 This line features a mixed metaphor: The “ear” is pictured “seeking.” The “ear of the wise” actually means the wis...

NET Notes: Pro 18:16 The two verbs here show a progression, helping to form the synthetic parallelism. The gift first “makes room” (יַרְ...

NET Notes: Pro 18:17 The proverb is a continuous sentence teaching that there must be cross-examination to settle legal disputes. There are two sides in any disputes, and ...

NET Notes: Pro 18:18 The word is the adjective, “mighty” (so KJV, NAB, NASB) used here substantivally as the object of the preposition.

NET Notes: Pro 18:19 The proverb is talking about changing a friend or a relative into an enemy by abuse or strife – the bars go up, as it were. And the “walls...

NET Notes: Pro 18:20 Productive speech is not just satisfying – it meets the basic needs of life. There is a practical return for beneficial words.

NET Notes: Pro 18:21 The referent of “it” must be the tongue, i.e., what the tongue says (= “its use”). So those who enjoy talking, indulging in it...

NET Notes: Pro 18:22 The LXX adds this embellishment to complete the thought: “Whoever puts away a good wife puts away good, and whoever keeps an adulteress is fooli...

NET Notes: Pro 18:23 The rich person responds harshly to the request. He has hardened himself against such appeals because of relentless demands. The proverb is an observa...

NET Notes: Pro 18:24 The text simply has לְהִתְרֹעֵעַ (lÿhitro’ea’), which means &...

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